Adult tricycles: features, brands, choice, use

Adult tricycles - a popular transport in Europe, focused on people with limited mobility: the elderly, parents with small children. Such bikes are quite different from ordinary mopeds, and from a two-wheeled non-motor counterpart. They are much easier to manage, safe, easy to store, there are even folding options for compact transportation in the trunk.

Electric bicycles do not create noise and harmful emissions into the atmosphere, they allow you to reach the destination on your own after the supply of batteries, using the pedals. Trike have already conquered Asian countries and are rapidly conquering the world market. What are the pros and cons of electric 3-wheel bicycles to consider when choosing this technique? Are trikes comfortable to manage, what are they? A detailed overview of electric bicycle models will help you understand all the intricacies of new technology.

An adult tricycle is an eco-friendly form of urban transport that allows you to easily overcome fairly significant distances. All models are equipped with one or two motor wheels, which provide for moving the bike, and a battery for providing energy supply. Many e-bikes have only 1 gear and cannot ride back..

The most common are motor wheels of the gear type, working well on rough terrain, easily climbing uphill. Their minus is a small efficiency and a speed limit of 30 km / h can be considered as a virtue.

Such models are suitable for pensioners, mothers with children. Direct drive gives more speed to the motor-wheel, but energy consumption also increases with it, the battery discharges faster, and the equipment itself weighs more due to the design features. The standard power of the motor of a 3-wheel electric bike is 250 watts - you can get behind the wheel of such equipment even without a driver’s license.

What are the benefits of an electric tricycle?

• No need to register vehicles. You don’t have to go to the traffic police, but some models will require rights.
• Ease of Management. Mastering a three-wheeled electric bike is much easier than the two-wheel option.
• Possibility of riding without a motor. If the battery has run out, you can reach your destination by pedaling.
• The increased loading capacity. A trike with an electric motor will easily replace a scooter and other equipment, help to transport crops from a summer residence or go shopping in a supermarket.
• Environmental friendliness. The electric bicycle does not emit harmful substances into the atmosphere, it is a transport safe for the environment.

Deficiencies are also present. For example, many manufacturers indicate in the technical specifications the total load capacity, including the weight of the rider. Not considering this factor, owners allow overloads and just break the frames. In addition, tricycles are less passable, they need a larger turning radius, a special place for storage and room for maneuvering.

By type of construction, all adult tricycles are as follows.

• With one front wheel. Classic models focused on high mobility and maneuverability. They can be produced both in cargo and passenger versions.
• With two front wheels. Not too maneuverable city electric bikes. Such models are most often used to transport children in a special cradle, an adult two-wheeled bicycle can be disconnected from the rest of the structure.
• Folding. They have one significant plus - a transforming design. Otherwise, these models are noticeably worse than others, have a rigid rigid fork, wear out faster.
• With a basket at the back. GA type of tricycle electric bicycles. In the luggage compartment, it is convenient to carry goods.
• With a cradle or box for the child in front. Special models transforming into a pram.

To choose an electric 3-wheel bike from the many options presented, The following points must be taken into account.

• Type of pavement. The cheapest trike with an electric motor is great for the city, but off-road it is useless. For driving on a country road, there are cross-country models with a powerful motor and battery.
• Destination. A three-wheeled electric bike for transporting children is very different from a cargo one that can transport building materials or bags of potatoes. It is worth considering these tasks from the very beginning.
• Who will ride. If the vehicle is purchased as a family, it is worth giving preference to a universal model. If it is not planned to transfer it from hand to hand, you can select the parameters individually.
• Body position. Not all tricycles look the same. Sports models are now popular, in which the seat is very low, the driver himself is reclining. For an older person or a woman in a skirt, this may not be acceptable.
• Price. Budget models cost from 35,000 rubles, the most expensive ones are about 300,000 rubles.

Among the 3-wheeled bicycles on the battery, you can find very unusual models.

• Hybrid Rutrike 1500 60V 1000W. A Russian-made tricycle with a full body is the best option for a farm, private farm, boarding house or recreation center. In the spacious cargo compartment, bulk goods can be transported.

• "Sunflower Tourist". Exclusive development of domestic designers - solar-powered electric bike. The model is equipped with a special transparent dome made of monocarbonate, which simultaneously acts as a windshield. The design itself involves a low landing driver - he is in a reclining position, with legs extended. The set includes a 1000 W motor, a comfortable seat made of eco-leather, automatic transmission, the duration of the trip is unlimited during the day, and at night the power reserve is enough for 35 km.

The most typical representatives of electric trikes are cargo bikes with a large luggage compartment at the rear. Among the most popular models, we note such.

• Doonkan Trike 500w. Electric folding bike with three wheels and a fairly powerful 500 W motor. The equipment itself is not very heavy, but it has a very capacious battery, suspension fork, wheels with a diameter of 20 inches and 6 speeds. The world famous Shimano concern from Japan makes this model.

• E-motions Kangoo-ru 700W. The model is quite powerful, interesting in the presence of recuperation - recharging the battery during braking on the slopes and the reverse function. Front-wheel drive of direct type provides good power and speed, power reserve is enough for 60 km. The front wheel has a diameter of 24 inches, the rear 20 inches.

• IZH-Bike Fermer. The budget model of domestic production, equipped with a low-power motor at 250 watts, does not require rights to control motor electric vehicles. A low speed of 25 km / h is offset by a large range - up to 45 km. Includes 2 baskets for cargo.

Sometimes a tricycle can become a real family transport. This is exactly what can be said Tagaelectro - Models of a tricycle easily transforming into a pram or tricycle for two. The electric motor has a small power - 250 W, accelerates to only 25 km / h, but the power reserve is enough for 60 km of trips in the parks.

The model is unusual in that when used as a bicycle, it has 2 wheels in front and rear-wheel drive. The children's module is located in front of the adult, control is possible both from pedals and in combined mode. The total load capacity of the model is 125 kg, in the children's block there is a full-fledged child seat with a weather hood and safety belts.

In the next video, you will find an overview of a powerful tricycle electric bike with a 500W electric wheel.